Deforestation Exacerbates Risk of Malaria for Most Vulnerable Children

a mosquito feeding on a human blood meal

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found a treatment that could prevent thousands of these deaths: trees. New research conducted at the University of Vermont (UVM) and published today in the journal ...

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A photo of a snowboarder carving through snowy Vermont woods.

How Will Climate Change Impact Snow Sports?

With ski resorts set to open across the U.S., skiers and snowboarders—and the entire winter sports industry—are turning their attention to the snow forecast.

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Fields in Vermont flooded after rainfall

UVM Launches Six Innovative Flood Research Projects

In a time of unprecedented rainfall and flooding throughout Vermont in July 2023, the University of Vermont’s (UVM) Office of Research in collaboration the Gund Institute for Environment issued a call for proposals for rapid deployment of UVM researchers to engage in flood-related research activities that would contribute to un

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